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2024 Australian Jewish doxxing incident
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The 2024 Australian Jewish doxxing incident was an instance of mass doxxing[note 1] that targeted the Jewish community in Australia. It took place on 8 February 2024 when pro-Palestine and anti-Zionist activists[1] leaked the chat transcript and contact details of over 600 Jewish creatives and academics in a private WhatsApp group called 'J.E.W.I.S.H creatives and academics', after a minority of members in the group had discussed ways to threaten the employment of Australian pro-Palestinian activists.[2][3][4] Multiple sources described the incident as motivated by antisemitism,[5][6][7][8][9] although a smaller number defended it as a form of whistleblowing.[3][10] The mass doxxing led to group members being subjected to personal threats and attacks on their places of work, and led the Australian government to make changes to Australian law regarding doxxing.
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- ^ Kaltmann, Naomi (5 July 2024). "Antisemitism on the Rise Down Under". Tablet. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
Since Oct. 7, however, Aussie Jews have been shocked by an explosion of antisemitism, including doxing, boycotts of Jewish businesses, and violent attacks. One of the most troubling incidents occurred when a WhatsApp group dedicated to combating antisemitism in the arts had its information leaked and compiled into a "Jew List." This spreadsheet was created with the intention of boycotting and harassing Jewish artists.
- ^ Cohen, Stuart (28 August 2024). "Why haven't the police investigated the doxxing ofJewish creatives?". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
"Why haven't the police investigated the doxxing ofJewish creatives? "Imagine you wake up one morning to find your name, photo, contact details and workplace published on social media, where you are wrongly accused of all manner of sins in an antisemitic online campaign that spreads on the internet in what seems like milliseconds.
- ^ Goldin, Megan (6 February 2024). "Antisemitism Down Under Is Turning Vicious". Newsweek. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
Now there are new lists; lists of names stolen from Jewish chat groups circulating among pro-Hamas activists. They have become hit lists of Jews for doxxing, boycotts, and death threats. Meanwhile, police have done little to stem the hate, arson, vandalism and calls for violence paraded on Australian streets,
- ^ Kampeas, Ron (14 July 2024). "After Oct. 7, mass doxxing has Australian Jews wondering what happened to their country". Times of Israel. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
In February, a number of prominent Jews who had expressed anguish over Hamas's October 7 massacre had their personal information outed by pro-Palestinian activists in a doxxing incident that stunned the country. The "Zio600" list was meant to isolate "Zionists," ostensibly in retribution for threats to the careers of Israel's critics.
- ^ Copland, Simon (15 February 2024). "The Jewish creatives' WhatsApp leak was more whistleblowing than doxing. Here's why". The Conversation. Archived from the original on 26 December 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
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